Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-25


event is so prominent to our mind as
the Philadelphia celebration Of the
adoption Of the Federal Constitution.
Tie story Of the general success Of the
affair hasbcon told from day 10 dayiu the
I)is00fch as well IS the other dailies Of
The country. It is our purpose here to
,micGy jot down few personal rcmi-
nisooncos.
The centennial WAS "a huge success in
flat it surpassed the anticipations OF its
most eapCuinc promoters, and the pro
srammo was smoothly carried out with
out single hitch. Philadelphia is
Justly celebrated for the esprit &c corps
OF its citizens. Each individual seems
to think that the success OF his city's
enterprise is depending upon him.
To cur mind the greatest and most
lasting result Of this and such like cele
brations is the social commingling Of
tlc people Of the different States in the
eoumcmoration Of a national event. 1t
sbo.ld. and We believe does, tend TO
vine out animosities of the past and
oll,erate scctionaiism.
We only regret that instead OF the
small contingent present ali the people
of Virginia could not have been the
r,crients of tie unfcigned and gene
ron, hospitality rendered by the City Of
Hlothu.y Love to the representatives
from tie Old mother State.
The industrial parade OF Thursday
va. mammoth affair, and took over
gx hours to pass a given point. In it
there was little or no advertising Of
business. Generally til re were joint
exhibits hy firms in the slmo business.
There must have been upwards Of two
hundred bands. We counted in two
divisions alone, Of the twenty-three Iii
visions, ninety four bands and drum
corps.
Tie order maintained was simply
wonderful, when it is known that IN
addition to her large population Phila-
dCphia Lad about GO0,000 visitors
within her walls. Her police force Is
necessarily immcnsc on account of tac
yasin,es of her Territory. There are
alout four thousaudo of these guardians
cf tie peace. and We noticed number
Of Cololtd men on the force. The
Great crowd was above all things good
uatwed. Yet the "rushes " which
miscli,vous boys would make when
occasion offered an opening rendered
il at times unriy; and then the ac-
tiyiiv of tine folco would be seen. Po-
licemon in great numbers would rush
10 tie scene as if by magic, and the
dense and swaying mass of humanity
would finally be forced back into line
snl order 10y energetic and prompt ac-
ton and the free use %. tie club.
The Pennsylvania railroad Is living
t.aDtlc TO the world for the perfection
OF railroad management. 1t poured
into the city within three days more
than three hundred thousand people,
keeping its trains pretty well on time
and delivering It's baggage, and all
without single accident. Think OF
one or two acres of baggage in every
conceivable varietya and form, with anX-
ions males and frenzicd females al de
mnnding the immediate delivery OF
their precious paraphenalia. This
road cave satisfaction in such an emer-
concv. and this work alone should be
a monument 10 its efficiency.
The military parade was a grand AMI
brilliant aiiar. General regret was eX-
pressed that Governor Lee did not with
his staff ride at the head of the Nir-
einia troops. As it was, the battalion
ol four companies, under command OF
Colonel Weltcnbaker, passed almost
unknown. The color-bearor failed to
unfurl the State colors, and, without
governors OF brigade staff at their
head. they were thought to be part OF
the State troops which preceded them.
Governor Lee was one OF the most
monument percentages Of the celebra-
ton. and had he ridden in the military
parade would undoubtedly have shared
honors with the President. lie was
the recipient of marked attentions,
both in public and from private c'ti-
zcns. Colonel A. X. Mcclure, OF the
Times. was unremitting in his aston-
tjons. 1t was at the box party given
10 fhe Governor and his staff at the
Chestuu,-S.rset ODera-Houso by Colo
mel Mcclure that the great ovation
was given our Executive 10y large au-
9icpce. Governor Lees response, Waen
forced by the continued ani fiattering
demonstration to speak, was brief,
well timed, and most happy, and did
not contain that ancient chestnut at
tributod TO him by some journals, OF
no, ing to be with them at the next cen
tsnuial,
or all the attentions paid to Cover
nor Lee and his staff land they were
many and most faitering) nothing
could exceed the generous Hospitality
and nn,iring devotion shown by Mr'
BENJAMIN i. Orion. He looked alter
their every want from their arrival until
their departure, and whenever there
Was q breathing-spell from the public
programme he regaled them with
handsome breakfast, dinner, or lunch
as the case might be, such as his gen
erous hand and refined taste alone
could do. II will be remembered that
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